Moon Phases and Eclipses
Across
- 4. The name for the full moon we see during a full lunar eclipse (hint: it is red in color)
- 6. A star, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around that star.
- 9. The portion of the Moon or a planet reflecting light as seen from Earth
- 10. Earth's takes 24 hours
- 11. the lighter part of the moon or Earth's shadow, where light is partially blocked
- 13. the very darkest part of the moon or Earth's shadow
- 15. A solar eclipse during which the Sun and the moon align perfectly and the Sun becomes fully blocked by the disk of the Moon.
- 16. The spiral galaxy that contains our solar system.
- 18. A solar eclipse during which the Sun becomes only partially blocked by the disk of the Moon. The Sun and the moon are not perfectly aligned.
- 19. The phases in which the lit portion of the moon is getting smaller each night- going from full moon to new moon.
- 22. A lunar eclipse during which the Moon becomes partially covered by Earth's umbral shadow and partially covered by Earth's penumbral shadow.
- 23. All of space and everything in it
- 24. The movement of an object around another object
Down
- 1. A name for a phase of the moon with a "swollen" shape
- 2. The spinning of Earth (or the moon) on its axis.
- 3. The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon, at the full moon phase.
- 5. A lunar eclipse during which the Moon passes only within Earth's penumbral shadow and does not fall within the umbra.
- 6. The name for something that revolves around something else
- 7. a moon phase that appears black, or like there is no moon in the night sky
- 8. A lunar eclipse in which the Moon becomes fully covered by Earth's umbral shadow. The moon appears red in color.
- 12. A name for something that repeats over and over
- 14. Earth's takes 365 1/4 days
- 17. The imaginary line on which an object rotates.
- 19. The phases in which the lit portion of the moon is getting larger each night- going from new moon to full moon.
- 20. A force that pulls objects toward each other
- 21. A name for a phase of the moon with the "c" shape